Aptera concept car: 330 mpg, no room for the kids.

If I didn’t know any better, I would think that in the next few years our SUV-clogged highways will be full of three-wheeled, egg-shaped, and super-efficient vehicles that will save the world by robbing us of cargo room.

Here’s another highfalutin concept car that’s all three, slated to hit the road in the near future: the Aptera. With the lofty goal of getting this 330-miles-per-gallon vehicle on the road in the next two years for under $20,000, the Aptera certainly has the potential to change the automotive landscape.

Designed by Accelerated Composites, the Aptera seats two and weighs a scant 850 pounds, with guts that combine hybrid technology with a super-efficient diesel engine. The push for more efficient vehicles is a good one, to be sure, but it’s hard for me to imagine legions of soccer moms giving up their Suburbans (still the most accurately named vehicle ever) for a tiny two-seater that can’t fit the entire family, let alone the groceries.

However, this is certainly a step in the right direction, and we hope the technologies developed on these wacky cars can be translated to the more traditional, gigantic vehicles consumers seem to love so much.

Source: SCI FI Tech